The Fitch ratings agency has downgraded Argentina five notches, saying the country could default on its obligations to US creditors. That’s after a US judge ordered Argentina to set aside $ 1.3bn for debt repayment by December 15. The rating agency cut its long-term rating for Argentina to “CC” from “B,” with the short-term rating being cut to the level one step above default – to “C”... 

Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Caracas condemn the Israeli regime. Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Venezuela and Argentina have expressed resentment against the recent deadly attacks by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip. Angry Venezuelan nationals and Palestinian immigrants took to the streets in the capital, Caracas, on Thursday, waving Palestinian flags and beating drums in a show of solidarity... 

A sailor from the Argentinean frigate Libertad seized in a port in Ghana in connection with a debt dispute, runs pas the frigate at Tema Port near Accra. Argentina prepared, October 21, 2012 Argentina has lost its international court battle against a US hedge fund over an impounded navy ship in Accra after a judge blocked an attempt to challenge the authority of Ghanaian courts. Accra’s Commercial... 

The US-engineered “Arab Spring” brought us the “April 6 Youth Movement” in Egypt, run by Wall Street-backed Mohammed ElBaradei in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the “February 17 Revolution,” consisting of Al Qaeda terrorists of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in Libya, and now Argentina has the “8N,” or “November 8″ movement working in coordination with foreign-owned... 

A sailor from the Argentinian frigate Libertad seized in a port in Ghana in connection with a debt dispute, runs pas the frigate at Tema Port near Accra. Argentina prepared, October 21, 2012 Argentina has warned Ghana that it will take legal action in an international court if it refuses to release a naval vessel it has seized. “The Ghanaian government has until tomorrow, Tuesday 13, to sort out... 

Workers in Argentina have staged a massive protest to voice their anger at the new labor risk legislation which they say protects only the insurance companies, Press TV reports. The demonstrators gathered outside the National Congress in the capital city, Buenos Aires, to protest a bill submitted by President Cristina Fernandez last week which the workers say seeks to defend profits of Labor Risk... 

Making a U-turn, Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner has announced she is now willing to talk to Iran, a country she accuses of master-minding the worst ever terror bombing on Argentine soil 18 years ago. ­Immediately, Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi with the explicit goal of “reaching the truth”. Dangerous Truths… Zionists... 

Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2012 in New York City. Argentine president has blasted the International Monetary Fund after the financial institution warned the Latin American country could get ‘a red card’ for failing to provide reliable data on its economy. The head of the IMF Christine Lagarde on Monday... 

People in Buenos Aires bang pots during a demonstration against the Argentinean government’s policies, September 13, 2012. Argentinians have held a demonstration in the capital to protest against government policies and a recent proposal that could allow Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to run for a third consecutive term in 2015. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Plaza de Mayo... 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange giving a speech from a balcony of Ecuador’s embassy in London. The UK government has been slammed for ‘arrogance’ as far as the case of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in concerned, local media reported. Argentina’s envoy to the UK Alicia Castro denounced the British government’s “arrogance” in dealing with the Assange case, British... 

Argentina says it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States as the protectionism dispute between the two business partners escalates, Press TV reports. Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the South American country will lodge a complaint with the Geneva-based organization over US “illegal” import policies. Argentina says it has... 

Argentina’s parliament has introduced a new bill in order to impose a range of penal sanctions against those who exploit children for labor in the South American country, Press TV reports. Official statistics show that more than 450,000 children are forced to work in agriculture, mining and fishing activities and domestic service in Argentina. This is while the country’s national legislation prohibits... 

The West is mercilessly criticizing the Argentine government for a policy of debt reduction, maintaining of solvency and promotion of local producers. All this is because the country did not resort to the loaded assistance by the IMF or World Bank. Now many Argentines believe that the events of 2001 are being repeated, but the situation is still far from the dead end like in Europe. Argentine President... 

Argentina has prohibited all ships sailing under the British flag from docking at all the ports in the Buenos Aires province, Press TV reports. The measure was adopted on Friday in a bill passed by the legislature of the Buenos Aires, the country’s largest province. “We can’t have a colonial enclave affecting the region with NATO’s presence in our Malvinas Islands. We have to actively protest... 

Ousted Paraguay President Fernando Lugo South American foreign ministers have suspended Paraguay from the regional trade bloc, Mercosur, over last week’s ouster of former President Fernando Lugo. However, the bloc stopped short of imposing economic sanctions on Paraguay, which is one of the four founding members of the Mercosur bloc, along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Paraguay was banned from...